by Roberto Romero

The exuberance of the tropics in harmony with the minimalism of the East. Two territories, two cultures and iconic references that, at the frontier of artistic creation, express the fusion of the past with the contemporary. Origami, an ancient paper folding technique popularized in Japan, gives wings to the argentinian artist Roberto Romero to unfold with wire a poetic flock of birds and exotic birds from the Brazilian fauna. Metallic thread is the raw material that characterizes his work and exposes in this new collection of decorative objects the three-dimensional lightness that floats in the form of macaws, toucans, flamingos, owls and hummingbirds.

The result in each piece is the reproduction of an exact and energetic design in contrast with an almost ethereal lightness. The hollow sculptures claim magnetism and invite the eye to dwell on the details of the perfect geometry.

Origami, an ancient paper folding technique popularized in Japan, gave wings to the artist who produced a poetic flight of birds and exotic birds from the Brazilian fauna. (Text Raquel Medeiros)

This series was presented in a solo exhibition at the Sofitel M Gallery-Art in February 2017, at the Hotel Pullman Rio de Janeiro at the “Flying Birds” Exhibition 2018, Casa Cor Rio de Janeiro 2018, and at the Salone del Mobile 2.017 in Milan – Italy.